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Vietnamese constitute the largest percentage of the foreign workforce in Japan, followed by Chinese and Filipino workers, according to Japan’s labor ministry. By October 2023, Japan had over 2,048,600 foreign workers in the country, an increase of around 226,000 workers compared to the same period in 2022. Among them, almost …

A mass of cold air will hit northern Vietnam starting Feb. 6 as Tet arrives, bringing cold and rain to the region. Vu Van Thang, director of the meteorology-climate research center under the Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology Science and Climate Change, said northern Vietnam would enjoy warm sunny days …

Workers at several unions have been told they will receive Tet gifts worth VND300,000 ($12), under the condition that they open a credit card with a finance firm. Earlier this month, Tuan, president of a workers’ union in Dong Nai Province, received 150 Tet gifts, each worth around VND300,000, from …

A Vietnamese student in the U.S. has been awarded a research grant of $67,000 by the American Heart Association (AHA) for refining an enzyme towards developing new antibiotics. Nguyen Xuan Bach, 24, a native of Hai Phong City in northern Vietnam, is currently a third-year biochemistry PhD student at Duke …

A contractor in northern Hai Duong Province was arrested for giving his workers drugs as payment. Bui Van Lam, 32, was arrested for illegally trading drugs, the police of Hai Duong said Friday. Authorities said Lam manages over 20 workers who come from mountainous regions in the north to Hai …

North Korea fired several cruise missiles on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. The launch comes just days after Pyongyang fired multiple cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, which it said was a first test of a new generation of …

The central port city of Da Nang plans to build a research center for semiconductors and AI, opening new opportunities for Vietnam’s semiconductor industry. The Da Nang People’s Committee issued the decision on Friday to establish the Da Nang Semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence Center for Research and Training, with Le …

Thousands marched Saturday in an anti-abortion rally in Texas, demanding providers of the procedure “stay away” from the conservative U.S. state. “Pro-life” activists gathered outside the state Capitol in Austin, carrying signs with slogans reading “Abortion hurts women” and “Pray to end abortion.” The topic is a constant hot-button issue …

A gene therapy that has allowed several children born deaf to hear for the first time is being hailed as a “game changer” that raises hopes of the first new treatment for hereditary deafness in decades. Several medical teams around the world are trialling the procedure, which focuses on a …

Nine Islamist militants including three suspects in a Catholic mass bombing in the southern Philippines have been killed in a clash with troops, the military said Saturday. Army soldiers shot it out with about 15 Dawlah Islamiyah suspects hiding out at a mountain farm close to the remote southern municipality …